Trump should be held to same standard

Remember back in the good old days before the election when people opposed Hillary Clinton because she would be such a corrupt president? Back then, Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas told conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt: “If Hillary Clinton wins this election and they don’t shut down the Clinton Foundation and come clean with all of its past activities, then there’s no telling the kind of corruption that you might see out of the Clinton White House.” That was then; this is now. Donald Trump, who promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington, is turning out to be the Lord of the Muck, already using his president-elect status to leverage his international business interests in the Philippines, India, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Canada. Welcome to Trump America, Inc. This is not the prelude to a successful presidency–it’s the trailer for “The Godfather Part IV.” It won’t help Trump “get things done” (as his supporters hope) in Washington either. What it will do is lead to a corrupt and compromised administration. Hopefully, we’ll hear Tom Cotton and other Republican senators and congressmen demanding the same ethical standards of the Trump Administration as they would have for Hillary Clinton. But I’m not holding my breath.

– Paul Johnson

Maryville